Robotics Firmware Intern – GNC Focus

Wingtra

Robotics Firmware Intern developing embedded software features for drones at Wingtra. Collaborating across teams to enhance flight performance and safety in real-world applications.

Posted 6/15/2026internshipZürich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandEntry LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Explore, develop and deploy embedded C/C++ software features for the WingtraRAY platform and upcoming products
Support the development, tuning and validation of flight control, state estimation, trajectory generation, transition and failsafe logic
Work with simulation and real flight data to validate new flight features before deployment
Contribute to the Wingtra firmware codebase, including sensor integration, actuator logic, failsafe strategies and communication between system components
Analyze flight and system logs from internal testing and customer operations, and extend our Python-based log analysis and debugging toolchain
Design and execute automated tests, hardware-in-the-loop or simulation campaigns, and in-field drone tests for your code
Work closely with QA, hardware, production and app teams to ensure robust system integration and reliable product behavior
Participate in team meetings, technical discussions, code reviews, feedback sessions and company-wide all-hands meetings

Requirements

What you’ll need

You finished your B.Sc. and are pursuing a M.Sc. degree in Software / Robotics / Mechatronics Engineering or a related technical field
Strong interest in flight dynamics, guidance, navigation, control and estimation
Comfortable developing in C / C++ and interested in embedded real-time and resource-constrained software systems
Comfortable working in Python for data analysis, visualization and handling large time-series datasets
Solid understanding of control systems, system dynamics, signal processing, linear algebra, recursive estimation and optimisation fundamentals
Hungry to learn, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on technical problems
Good interpersonal and communication skills, with a good command of spoken and written English
Collaborative, self-motivated and open to feedback, with a strong sense of ownership and engineering responsibility
EU citizenship or enrollment in a Swiss institution required to comply with work-permit regulations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Open communication
Asking hard questions
Valuing diverse viewpoints
Learning with others
Striving to help each other reach maximum potential

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++Pythonembedded softwareflight controlstate estimationtrajectory generationsignal processingcontrol systemslinear algebra

Soft Skills

problem-solvinginterpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborativeself-motivatedopen to feedbackstrong sense of ownershipengineering responsibilityability to work independentlyhungry to learn